Warm afternoons come to Bonnes more often than to 84% of mainland French towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 1.8°C on average. Seasons differ by 27°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. About 56 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 76% of mainland French towns. Comfortable outdoor weather, highs of 20–26°C, belongs to May, June, September and October.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Aulaye station, 4.7 km south.
A year in Bonnes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Aulaye station.
What a year in Bonnes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Aulaye.
About 855 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 26 towns of 2,500+ in Charente.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Rioux-Martin
A frosty town: 56 frosts and 93 days of 25°C a year
On about 56 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 93 days a year reach 25°C, and 31 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Aulaye: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Saint-Aulaye
Saint-Aulaye is 4.7 km south of Bonnes. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bonnes itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Aulaye (24376001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.7 km south |
| Station altitude | 64 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 52 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Rioux-Martin, 12 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Bonnes compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Charente.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnes | Saint-Aulaye | 27.7°C | 1.8°C | 855 mm |
| La Roche-Chalais 15 km | Rioux-Martin | 27.0°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.5°C 0.7°C milder | 837 mm |
| Ribérac 15 km | Saint-Martin Rib. | 27.2°C 0.5°C cooler | 3.0°C 1.2°C milder | 917 mm |
| Montpon-Ménestérol 25 km | Port Sainte-Foy | 28.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 809 mm |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle 28 km | Saint-Émilion | 27.8°C about the same | 3.3°C 1.5°C milder | 798 mm |
| Mussidan 29 km | same station | 27.7°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 855 mm |
Bonnes weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Aulaye station; sunshine at Rioux-Martin.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.8°C | 1.8°C | 5.8°C | 79 mm | 82 |
| February | 11.7°C | 1.2°C | 6.4°C | 62 mm | 126 |
| March | 15.6°C | 3.3°C | 9.4°C | 60 mm | 173 |
| April | 18.4°C | 5.4°C | 11.9°C | 79 mm | 194 |
| May | 22.2°C | 9.1°C | 15.6°C | 67 mm | 222 |
| June | 25.6°C | 12.3°C | 18.9°C | 72 mm | 255 |
| July | 27.7°C | 13.7°C | 20.7°C | 48 mm | 270 |
| August | 27.9°C | 13.4°C | 20.7°C | 61 mm | 248 |
| September | 24.4°C | 10.4°C | 17.4°C | 69 mm | 214 |
| October | 19.6°C | 8.2°C | 13.9°C | 75 mm | 149 |
| November | 13.7°C | 4.6°C | 9.2°C | 92 mm | 102 |
| December | 10.3°C | 2.2°C | 6.3°C | 92 mm | 90 |
| Year | 18.9°C | 7.1°C | 13.0°C | 855 mm | 2,124 |
Where Bonnes’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Aulaye, 4.7 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Rioux-Martin, 12 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Charente.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bonnes’s climate
How warm does Bonnes get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.9°C. About 93 days a year reach 25°C, more than 84% of mainland French towns, and about 31 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bonnes get in winter?
February nights average 1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 56 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bonnes get?
About 855 mm a year, more than 71% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (92 mm) and July the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Rioux-Martin (12 km away), averages 2,124 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bonnes itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bonnes, Saint-Aulaye, 4.7 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station ST AULAYE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bonnes →
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